Nautical & Marine Education Field Trips

Check our list of Marine Education projects & events offered by museums, marine organizations, and educational institutions around the country.

  • February, 2005 - Tour the Battleship Massachusetts Battleship Cove, Fall River. Learn about the historic Battleship Massachusetts and its crew through exhibits and memorabilia. Visitors can stand where sailors stood, man the guns and even sit on a bunk. (508) 678-1100.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: Ship Models: The Evolution of Ship Design Hart Nautical Gallery, Cambridge. Forty of the museum's finest full-hull ship models depict 1,000 years of shipbuilding, from a 15th-century iron-clad warship to the swiftest clipper ships, including an extraordinary model of N.G. Herreshoff's Reliance-winner of the 1903 America's Cup. Daily 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Free admission. (617) 253-4444.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: Amazing Jellies. New England Aquarium, Boston. Slimy, mysterious and beautiful, sea jellies-or jellyfish as they are mistakenly called-play a pivotal role in our ocean's ecosystems as predators, prey and more. This exhibit uncovers and explains this creatures underwater life. Admission is $15.95 for adults, less for seniors and children, free for members. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (617) 973-5206.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: The Andrea Doria. The Marine Museum, Fall River. The Italian liner was known as much for her luxury as for her ill-fated meeting with the Stockholm 60 miles off the coast of Nantucket on July 25, 1956, when 52 lives were lost. The exhibit includes an assortment of artifacts from the vessel, promotional literature and prize-winning photographic footage of the sinking. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. (508) 674-3533.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: iQuarium Hart Nautical Gallery, Cambridge. This exhibit was designed by three MIT students to understand the hydrodynamic mysteries of swimming fish. Landlubbers and waterdogs alike can interact with virtual fish and learn how they swim and maneuver in the ocean depths. Daily, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. (617) 253-4444.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: Shipwrecks: Backyard Snapshots Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport. From 1772 to 1936, hundreds of vessels were lost off Plum Island, a large cluster of shipwrecks occurring at the ever-changing mouth of the Merrimack River. View artifacts and photographs from the early days of maritime life-saving. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-4 p.m. (978) 462-8740.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: The Titanic. The Marine Museum, Fall River. See one of the world's largest Titanic exhibits, where a 28-foot detailed model is the centerpiece in a collection of artifacts and memorabilia. The exhibit includes photographs taken by the Wood's Hole Oceanographic Institution, a recorded account of the tragedy by a Titanic survivor and a video tape of the vessel's discovery. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. (508) 674-3533.
  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: The Clipper Ship Era Hart Nautical Gallery, Boston. The clipper ship is a powerful symbol of American ingenuity. From 1843-1855, in the midst of the industrial revolution, the clipper ships were the apex of merchant ship development and set the standards for speed and profit. Through exquisite 19th-century lithographs, rare plans, photos, clipper ship cards and models, this exhibit focuses on the design, construction, speed and social experience of the clipper ship era. Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m, Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; closed holidays. Adults $5, youth under 18, students, seniors $2, children under 5 free. (617) 253-4444.
  • February 22 - 24, 2005 - Youth Workshop: Half-Hull Model Making, during vacation breaks, Rockland, Me., Atlantic Challenge, (207) 594-1800.
  • February, 2005 - Boating History Tours. New Jersey Museum of Boating, Point Pleasant. Take a self-guided tour of a collection of maritime arts and artifacts celebrating New Jersey's boating history. Daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. (732) 859-4767.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: All Available Boats: Harbor Voices and Images of 9.11.01. Port Life Gallery, South Seaport Museum, South Seaport. Learn how New York's waterfront workers responded to the events of September 11, 2001. Through the taped words and photographic portraits of these individuals, the exhibit simultaneously introduces visitors to individual heroes and to the vital contributions of harbor workers to the city's economy and culture. Admission is $8. Open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (212) 748-8600.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: Caddell Dry-Dock: 100 Years Harborside. Noble Maritime Collection, Staten Island. Caddell Dry-dock and Repair Company, established in 1903, is one of the last working shipyards in New York harbor. This exhibit celebrates Caddell's 100 years with a history of the company, dry-docking and the firm's employees. Thursday to Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors, students and educators, and free to members and children under 10. (718) 447-6490.

  • February, 2005 - Exhibit: Finding Your Way: Navigation at Sea. The Whaling Museum, Cold Spring Harbor. While many of the navigation techniques used by the whale ships of the 1800s have been replaced by electronics, several processes remain useful for today's navigator. Exhibit visitors can explore classic navigation techniques, gaining a fresh appreciation for the seemingly primitive whaling industry that is more than 100 years old. $4 for adults, less for seniors and children. Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (631) 367-3418.
  • February - March 31, 2005 - Winter Whale Watching. Each winter, the Virginia Marine Science Museum sponsors these two-hour boat trips in search of endangered humpback whales who have traveled south in search of warmer waters. Reservations required. Virginia Beach Fishing Center, Virginia Beach. Wed., Thurs., Fri. 3:30 p.m.; Sat., Sun., trips leave every half and hour throughout the day. 757-437-6000 or 757-437-BOAT.

  • February - March 31, 2005 - Cruise the Coastline. Travel through Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge on the ecologically friendly beach-mobile, the Terra Gator. Ride through the marshes, beaches and woodlands in search of migratory birds, endangered species and other wildlife. Reservations required. Little Island City Park, Virginia Beach. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. daily. 757-497-4811; 800-933-PARK.